Typewriting machine



E. E; BARNEY.

TYPEWRITING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 7. I921. 1,425,825. Patented Aug. 15, 1922;

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APPLICATION FILED'OCT. 7. 1921.

Patented Aug. 15, 1922.

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HIE ATTORNEY WITNESSES E. E. BARNEY.

TYPEWRITING MACHINE.

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Specification of Lctters'Patent. i paw -t w .-15; 11922;

Application filed October '7, 1921. SerialNo. 506,01 1.

To (ZZZ 167mm it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWIN E. 'B'ARNEY, citizen of the United States, and resident of New Rochelle, in the county ofNestchester and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Typewritinghlachines, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to tabulator mechanism'for typewriting and like machines.

The main object of the invention, generally stated, is to provide a simple comparatively inexpensive and effective tabulator mechanism which may be easily assembled and readily? incorporated in or detached from the machine; the ready detachment of thetabulator affording access to parts of the machine ordinarily covered or rendered diflicult to gain access to by reason of the position of parts of the tabulator mechanism.

A. further object of my invention is to so construcoand connectparts of the tabulator mechanism that either a denominational selector or column selector may be readily substituted, one for another, in the same machine without modifying, or withoutsubstantially modifying. the structural features of the machine itself.

To the above and other ends which will hereinafter appear, my invention consists in the features of construction, arrangements of parts and combinations of devices set forth in the following description and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings wherein like reference characters indicate corresponding parts in the different views,

, Figure 1 is a. fragmentary vertical foreand aft sectional view of a typewriting machine equipped with the tabulator of my invention.

Figure 2 is a detail fragmentary sectional view, showing one end ofa column stop bar and the manner of adjustably connecting it to the carriage, the sectionbeing taken on the. line 22 of Fig. l and looking in the direction of the arrow at said line.

Figure 3 is a like view of the same, the section being taken on the line 33 of Fig. 2 and looking in the direction of the arrow at said line.

Figure l isan enlarged detail transverse sectional view taken through the tabulator frame: on the line 4l4.- of Fig. 1 and looking I 7 p erahly larger'than the diameter of the stem in the direction of the arrow at said line.

applicable and may be i applied to, other Figure 5 is a detail perspective view of the tabulator frameand the parts carried thereby. I V

Figure 6 is a detail fragmentary transverse sectional view ofa portion of the construction, the section bein'g taken on the line 6-6 of Fig. '7 and looking inthe direction of the arrow at said line. i i V Figure 7 is a detailhorizontal sectional viewwith parts omitted,'the section being taken on the line 7 .ofFig. 1 and looking in the direction of the arrow at said line.

Figure 8 is a detail fragmentary-front view showing'the'guide plate detachably secured to the frame of the machineinst'ead of to the tabulator frame as in the precedingfigures.

Figure 9 is an enlarged detail fragmentary vertical sectional view of thesame.

' I have shown my invention, in the present instance, embodied in what is known as an improved Remington machine,'although it, should be understood thatthe, inventionis styles of machines. I have only shown so much of a typewriting machine as may be necessary to arrive-at arr-understanding of the invention in its embodiment therein. It should be understood,however,-that so far as-the typewritin'g machine is 'concern'ed,;.the parts may be presumed, for the purpose of illustrating my invention, tobe the same as those ordinarily employed in the improved. Remington machine. I I

he frame of the machine comprises 'a base 1, corner posts 2 anda topplate 3. A carriage 4- is supported to travel qoverthe top plate from side to side of the machine on fixed guide rails, the rear fixed guide rail being indicated at 5. A feed rack 6 is carried by, arms 7, pivoted at 8 rd the carriage. The'feed rack meshes with a feed pinion'Q, controlled by an escapement wheel 10 and the usual escapement dogstnot shown), to control the step-by-step letter feed movement ofthe carriage.

F ixed to. and projecting rearwardly from the carriagenear each endthereof is a supporting or bracket arm 11. Each arm is formed with astop rod supporting portion'12 having a slot 13 toreceive the stem of a. headed screw l-i threaded into a tapped opening in a stop rod 15. From an inspece tion of Fig. 3is will be'understood thatthe length and width of each slot'13 is considof the screw received therein, in order to enable a fore-and-aft as well as a longitudinal adjustment of the stop rod on the arms 11 to be effected. This provides for properly adjusting the stop bar with the stops thereon relatively to the key actuated stops, both fore-and-aft of the machine and in the direction of the travel of the carriage, and therefore there is no necessity of adjusting the key controlled stops or the tabulator frame which carries them. It will be seen that the head of each screw 14 overlaps the slot 13 in the companion arm, and is effective to clamp the bar 15 in adjusted position on its supporting arm. In order, however, to more firmly secure the rod against displacement during the impact of the stops and arrest of the carriage, I have provided one or both of the arms 11 with an upturned end 16. Each end 16 is tapped to receive a set screw 17 which bears at its inner end against an end of the stop rod 15, and positively preventsa longitudinal displacement of the rod on the arms in one direction. The right-hand bracket arm 11 is the one where the set screw 17 is most useful, but both arms may be provided with such a set screw if desired.

The stop rod 15 may carry column stops 18 of any suitable construction. In the pres ent instance the stops are shown mounted for rearward movement into operative position in interdental spaces 19 at letter space intervals in the toothed portion of the bar 15, and under control of a key actuated stopsetting member (not shown), as is common in Remington machines long in use on the market. A wiper or cam is usually employed to move the stops forwardly into inoperative position on the stop bar.

The rear side of the top plate is recessed to receive, with a snug fit, an upstanding tabulator frame 20, the side walls of the recess and depending lugs 21 on the top plate which are aligned with said walls firmly supporting the tabulator frame against lateral movement as in the construction disclosed in the patent to G. A. Seib, No. 1,273,545, dated July 23, 1918. The upper portion of the tabulator'frame 20 is connected to the frame of the machine by screws 22 which pass freely through openings in the lugs 21 on the top plate, and are threaded into tapped openings in the body of the tabulator frame, as best shown in '1? 4. These screws extend in beyond the sides of the tabulator frame and are received in tapped openings in a fulcrum member 23, te secure the latter in place in the frame 20. The lower end of the tabulator frame, near each side thereof, has an opening which extends therethrough fore and-aft of the machine, as best shown in Fig. 7 the forward portion of this opening being tapped to receive an externally threaded boss 24. The forward end of each boss extends beyond the front edge of the lower portion of the tabulator frame and constitutes a contact that bears against the base 1 of the machine. These adjustable bosses are provided in order to take care of any irregularity of manufacture, and enable a proper contact between the tabulator frame and the base of the machine to be effected irrespective of any such irregularities of manufacture, and without straining the casting of the tabulator frame when the latter is secured to the base of the machine. A headed screw 25 extends through the smooth bore of each. boss and has its forward end threaded into a tapped opening in the base, thus firmly, though detach ably, securing the tabulator frame at its lower end to the base of the machine.

The fulcrum member 23 hereinbefore referred to, is circular in cross section and has parallel peripheral grooves 26 formed therein throughout its length. The bottom wall 27 of each groove is formed as a cylindrioal surface, and constitutes a fulcrum for an upright actuating member or lever 28, whereas the Circular plate-like partitions 29 of the fulcrum member maintain the lovers 28 properly spaced apart at the fulcrum and guide them in their movements. The rear edge'of each lever 28 is formed with a semi-circular bearing recess 30, where it is seated and fulcrums on the bot tom wall 27 of its slot 26. Associated with each lever 28 is a wire returning spring 31, bearing near one end against a pin 32 car ried by and projecting laterally from the companion lever 28. Each spring 31 bears intermediate its ends against the periphery of one of tee partitions 29. The lower end portion of each spring passes between two adjacent levers 28 and is hooked, looped or bent at its lower end, as at 33, around a rod 34 secured to the tabulatOr frame and forming an. anchorage for the lower ends of all of the springs. Asshown in dotted lines in Fig. 1-, the rod 34 is in the nature of a screw which passes freely through an open-v ing in one side of the frame 20 and has its threaded end received in a tapped opening in the other side of the frame. The force of each spring 31 is exerted not only to move the upper end of its lever rearwardl y, and thus return the lever to normal position, but also to maintain the lever seated on its fulcrum.

In the present instance the stops 35,.

which are projected into the path of theop erative column stops 18 and which are actuated by the levers 28, are formed as forwardly extending projections on said levers, although for the purpose of my present in venti on it is immaterial how the stops which are actuated by the levers 28 are constructed and mounted. in the present instance the stops 85 extend through a guide combcomprising two independent sections 36, secured to the upper front face of the tabulator frame by'screws 37. Each sectionof the combis providedwith teeth;88 between which the stops are received and guided. The lower portion of the tabulator frame is formed with a web extending trans This web is slotted forcand-aft of the machine at 40, to form a versely across it.

As the'construction is illustrated in Figs.

1+7 inclusive, forwardly projecting lugs 42 extend fromthe lower end of the tabulator frame through a cutout or open ng 43 in the base 1. of the machine, and these lugs are tapped in their forward ends toreceive headedscrews 44. The stems of these screws pass through holes in a sheet metal guide plate45 to firmly, though detaohably,

connectthe guide plate to the tabulator frame. The upper and lower edges'of the guide plate are formed with ascriesof op positely disposed semi-circular recesses, notches or guideopenings 46; a recess 46 of the upperseries being directly above a recess of the lower series, as shown in Fig. 6.

be so referred to herein.

tweenthe arms 47 and 48 of eachrod ac A series of push rods or key controlled a c tuating members '47 eXtend'fore-and-aft of themachine, the rods being arranged in substantial parallelism at. their-rear end portions 4" thoughflaring outwardly at their forward ends; Therear end of each rod is looped or bent back over the body portion" thereof to provide a forwardly projecting arm 48. This arm extends above and par allel with the rear part 47 of the rod just below the arm, and is connected thereto by an upstanding portion 49 that, preferably is flattened to provide a rear contact face. 50,-

as best shown in Fig. 7. It maybe said,

therefore that they parts 4'7 and 48 011 each rod constitute parallel arms, and they-will A distance becords substantially to the distance between a guide recess 46 in the bottom edge of the plate 45 and-the corresponding recess in the upper edge ofthe plate. When, therefore,,

the guide 45 is in place in the'looped ends of the rods, each upper recess 46inthe guide recelves an arm 48, andthe corre- 'sponding lower recess receives the arm 4'7 of the same. rod. The rearends of the rods with their arms are thus supported and guided in their fore-and-aft:movements, and

are prevented from turning in the guide.

This manner of mountingand. guiding the 'ceived' at their'thre'aded ends in ta push rods at their rear endsprovides a" simple and inexpensive means for as'suring' a proper registration of the contact 50 on 7 each push rodwith the contact 41 on the as- SGClQ-tfi stop act-uatinglever 28, as wlllbe understood from an. inspection of Fig. 7;

without requiring 'ea'ch push rod to be .con-.

In the present instance each rod extends through a guide opening in an auxiliary guide or frame 5l,detachably secured to the base of the machine by screws 52 that arerep v openings in the base of the machine: a'ch push rod 47 is shown in the present. instance provided with a key 53 on its front;end,lan'd by which. the rod and the parts'controlled thereby may be actuated.

I prefer" in practice to provide a felt pad;

54 onthe rear face of the guide 45 and withv which'the member .49 of each rod m-aycoact' in the return movement of the rod, to reduce or prevent noise that might be brought about by the members 49- striking their return movements. v s

In order to effect a release of the carriage at each actuation of the tabulator key,- I have provided a universal release bar- 55 with the rounded contacts 58 onthe levers 28. Parallel side bars 59. of-theframe 57 extend through. guide grooves 01' 'notches,60- in the guide. plate'45, thus providing means for supporting and. guiding the. frame 57' in its fore-andeaft sliding movements. Pros jecting outwardly from the sidebars 59 are two arms. 61, each terminating inareduced portion 62 which constitutes a pivot [by which the frame 57 is connectedito th'e remainder of the carriage releasing. devices. The pivots are seated inopenings 63 in two depending sheet metal arms 64 and- 65', each fixedly secured to a rockshaft 66', the ends of which are. received inbearing openings 61? in arms of sheet. metal bracket.68; The.

the guide in g i which may-be formed as'oneside of a sheet I latter is secured by screws 69 and bolts 70 to the base of the machine. I prefer to make the arms es and 65 slightly resilient laterally, so that they may be sprung away from each other to facilitate theintroduction of the pivots 62 of the frame 57 in the openings 63 in. assembling the parts, or to afford a removal of the pivots to detach the parts when oesired. The arms 64- of the rocking releasing member has forwardly projecting arm 71, pivoted at 72 to an upwardly extending sheet metal link 73. This link extends through an opening 74 in the top plate, and has its upper end pivoted at 75 to a rocking frame or member 76. The latter is pivoted at '7? to a sheet metal bracket 78 secured to the top plate of the machine. The swinging member 76 carries the usual releasing and retarding device employed in Remington machines and comprising a pinion 7 9 operatively connected to a retarding drum 80.

Each actuation of a "tabulator key '53 causes the lower end of the associate lever 28 to move rearwardly, and the last portion of its movement to take up the universal release bar 55, moving the bar and its frame rearwardly, and through the intermediate connections, swinging the frame or car ier 76 so that its forward end moves upwardly. This is effective to throw the pinion 79 into mesh with the feed rack 6 and lift the latter to disconnect it from the feed pinion 79, at the same time o )eratively connecting the retarding device to the carriage.

The parts are returned from their actuated positions by the spring 31 of the ac tuated lever 28, and by contractile returning spring 81 connected at one end, as at 82, to the. frame 57, and at its opp site end to an arm 83 of a sheet metal bracket. This bracket is provided with a second arm 84L- which acts as a stop to limit the return movement of the frame 557. lhc bracket 83-84 is connected to a plate 85 supported in place by arms 85 secured to the base by the screws 69 and bolts 70 which hold the bracket 68 in place, and also secure the fulcrum plate 88 for the key levers 87 to the base. If desired the plate where it extends beneath the key levers 87, may be sheathed with afelt pad.

When key set'columnstops 18, as herein shown, are employed, it is desirable to form asa part'of the casting of the tabulator frame 20 supporting means for cam wiper 88, which cam is controlled in its movements into and out of operative position in theusual manner by a key 89, indicated in Fig. 5.

It will be seen that each lever 28 is guided at three points in the length thereofpi. e. at

its upper end by the comb plates 86, on its fulcrum by the partition members 29, and at its lower end by the comb 89 i0.

ln the construction disclosed in Figs. 8 and 9, the parts are the same as those previously described, except that the guide plate is slightly modified to provide outwardly projecting cars 90 apertured to receive headed screws 4.4 that are received in tapped openings in faced lugs 91 on the base of the machine. In this construc tion therefore the guide plate 4:5 is connected directly to the frame of the machine insteadof to the tabulator frame, as in the previously described construction. By reason of this modified form of construction the tabuiator frame with the parts carried thereby may be removed independ ently of the guide plate 45* and the parts which are supported and guided thereby, as will hereinafter more clearly appear.

is sometimes necessary to gain access to parts of the machine which are ordinarily covered, or diilicult to gain access to by reason of the position of parts of the tabulator. ln this connection it may be pointed out that the upstanding tabulator frame 20, as is usually the case, is secured in position directly back of the escapement mechanism and prevents ready access thereto. Should it become necessary to remove the tabulatorframe 20 from the position it normally occupies, this may be accomplished by removing the screws 22 and 25 and tilting the upper end of the tabulator frame rearwardly a limited distance; the manner of supporting the rods 47 a comb plate not interfering with such movement of the tabulator frame.

however, it is necessary or desirable to wholly detach the tabulator from the mac.. e, this may be accomplished by removing in addition the screws 52 which connect the guide or frame 51 to the machine.

laterally to displace a pivot 62 from the bearing opening therein, after which the forwarcL end of the frame 57 may receive a slight lateral displacement to withdraw the other pivot'62 from its bearing; The entire tabulator comprising the frame '20, the stops 35, the levers 28, the carriage re leasing frame 57, the push rods 47, the guide plate so, and the guide 51 may then be removed as a single unit from the machine. 1-

There are certain advantages attained by mounting the guide plate 45? independently of the tabulator frame directly onthe frame of the machine, as shown in Figs. 8 and 9. Thus with this construction. should it become necessary to detach the tabulator 1 release frame '57, push rods 47, and guide ol'inthe machine, with the release frame connected to the parts which effecta re lease of the carriage. In returning the tabulator frame 20 it lowered into position wlth the lo ver ends of thelevers 28 properly inserted hetween'the ends of the push rods frame to be readily detached from the machine, together with the parts carried thereby, without any preliminary detachment between the parts of the tabulator mechanism and the means by which the carriage releasing devices area-striated. Ina like manner the tabulator frame maybe reintroduced :into the machine without connectingany of the parts of the *tabulator or the means'by which the carriage releasingdevices are actuated.

In the present instance Ihave disclosed my invention in its embodiment in ade-' nominational tabulator, but it is immaterial whether theinvention be incorporated in a denominational selector or a column selector.

invention is concerned it" is immaterial whether the push rods, constructed and manner, and that the construction is such.

mounted at their rear ends like the push rods 47, coact with the actuating levers, similar to thelevers 28, be employed to project denominational stops as herein-shown,

or to project column selecting stops asin the patent toG. A. Seib hereinbefore re-' ferred to. It is to be understood that in either instance the tabulator frame is constructed in substantially the same manner;

isconnected to the frame of the machine in the same manner; that in both instances the stops and'levers which actuate-them are detachable with the tabulator frame that in both instances the carriage release bar or frame is or may be constructed, mounted:

and operated in the same manner; that in both instances the tabulator frame withthe stops and actuating leversmay be detached Sand 9; that the essential parts of the pres-' ent invention in both cases remain the same and are combined and coact 1n the same that one character of tabulator may be readily substituted for another without materially changing any of the structural 'fea- Y tures of the typewriting machine. It" will be seen moreover that in both instances the construction is such that the parts'of the tabulator do not occupy any .space with n the ,mainhody of the machine, passing be- Thus, for example, so far as my thereby, and a --gu1de, plate arranged be.-

'neath andup in the rear of working parts of the machine, and leaving the space witliin'the main bodyof the machinefree from'interference or obstruction by'the'tabu'latortomount various parts. of the-type- T writing'machine proper.

From the foregoing description it will be understoodthat'by'my invention '1 have provided a comparatively simple and in'eX pensive construction' in which the parts may be readily assemhledgand incorporated in the machine and may be-readily detached when desired. I v

I 'WVhat -I claim as new and desire to se cureby Letters Patentfls: i y '1. In a tabulator, the combination of "a series of horizontallyarranged key .con-

trolled actuating-members each formed-with two parallelarms and an upstanding contacting -portion,-and "a series of stop act'u ating levers registering with said upstand" ing contacting portions and ada'pted'to moved thereby.

' 2. In a tabulator, the combination 051 a,;-

seri'es of keycontrolled {actuating rods each" loopedat one endto formtwo parallel arm's,-a series of'stop actuating levers r 1 istering 'withthe looped portions 'of the actuating rods and adapted to be moved 9'5' tween said arms and notched "at itsedges to'receive and'iguide said'arms.

3. In'atabulator, the combination of a" seriesofkey controlled actuating rods eachf looped at one end to form two parallel armsgand having its looped portion flattened to form-aconta ct face,"a guide which receives and guides the, parallel farms" of each of said rods,-and-a-'s'top controllingmember coacting with the contact face of eachrod.

4:. In a tabulator, the combination of a series of key'controlled actuating rods-eachlooped at one-end tovform two parallel". 110

arms, and having its looped portion flattened to form a contact face, a guide plate received "between" said parallel arms and notched in .oppositefedges to receive "and guide sa1d arms, and "stop controlling memg" bers dlsconnected from but allgnedand 00- 5 acting with-said flattenedcontact faces, on

the'rods. a 1 v 5; Ina .tabulator, the combination of "a series of key controlled actuating members each formed with twoparalle'l arms, a guide 20 for -said. members provided with guide 1 openings in which said parallel armsjare received and guided, and-a carriage' 'release I device mounted to slide on and be, guided". bysaidwguide. 6. A tabulator comprising a series of stops, key actuated push rods each formed] 1 with a looped end that provides "parallel arms, and a guide having apertures which said arms are 'receive'dyto' support-1'30 in rot and guide the push rods and prevent them from turning.

7. A'tabulator comprising a series of Stops, key actuated push rods each bent at one end to form parallel arms and an intermediate contact portion, and guide received between the parallel arms of said rods and recessed at opposite edges to receive support and guide said arms and prevent the rods from turning.

8. in a tabula'tor for typewriting and machines, the combination of a detacha le tabulator frame, a series of stops and stop actuating members carried by and detachable with said frame, a series of key controlled actuating members detached from but co-operative with said stop actuating members and each formed with two parallel arms, and a guide with recesses in which said parallel arms are received and guided.

9. In a tabulator comprising a series of stops, key actuated push rods each bent at one end to form parallel arms and an intermediate contact portion, a guide received between the parallel arms of said rods and recessed at opposite edges to receive support and guide said arms and prevent the rods from turning, a detachable tabulator frame, stops, and stop actuating members detachable with said frame, each of said stop actuating members being maintained aligned withthe contact portion of the associated push rod when the tabulator frame is secured in place;

10. A tabulator comprising a series of stops, key actuated push each formed with a looped end that provides parallel arms, a guide having apertures in which said arms are received to support and guide the push rods and prevent them from turning, a detachable tabulator frame, a series of stop actuating devices detachable with said frame and which when said frame is in place are maintained aligned with the looped ends of said push rods and each with the looped end of its associated push rod, and means for supporting said guide on the frame of the machine independently of said detachable frame, whereby the guide may support and maintain the push rods properly positioned in place in the machine when the tabulator frame is detached independently thereof.

11. In a tabulator, the combination of a series of key controlled actuating rods each. looped at one end to form two parallel arms and having its looped portion flattened to form a contact face, a guide which receives and guides the parallel arms of each of said rods, a stop controlling member coacting with the contact face of each rod, and a de tachable tabulator frame carrying said stop controlling members and with which the latter are detachable from the machine.

12. In a tabulator, the combination of a series of key controlled actuating rods each looped at one end to form two parallel arms and having its looped portion flattened to form a contact face, a guide which receives and guides the parallel arms of each of said rods, a stop controlling member coacting with the contact face of earn rod, and a car riage release bar mounted for sliding movement on said guide and with which said stop controlling members coact, I

13. in a tabulator, the combination of a- 14. In a tabulator, the combination of aseries of key controlled actuating rods each looped at one end to form two parallel arms and having its looped portion flattened to form a contact face, a guide which receives and guides the parallel arms of each of said rods, a stop controlling member coacting with the contact face of each rod, a'

carriage release; bar mounted for sliding movement on said guide and with which said stop controlling members coact, a .detachable tabulator frame in which said stop controlling members are mounted for detachment therewith, and means for detachably connectingsaid guide to the frame of the machine independently of said tabulator frame, whereby the tabulator frame with the stop controlling member may be detached from the machine independently of said guide and while the latter supports said actuating rods and carriage release bar in the machine.

15.. Ina typewriting or like machine, the combination of upstand stop actuating levers, an upstanding tabula'tor frame arranged at the rear of the machine and'in which said lovers are pivoted, means for de tachably connecting said tabulator frame to the frame of the machine, a series of key actuated push rods that extend fore-and-aft of'the machine and each of which is bent at its rear end and formed as a contact to coact with the forward edges of the associated stop actuating lever at the lower end portionthereof, and means for guiding said levers and register.

16. In a typewriting or like machine, the combination of upstand stop actuating levers, an upstanding tabulator frame arpush rods and maintaining them in ranged at; the rear of the machine and in which said} leverslare pivoted, means for detachably connecting said tabulator frame to the frame ofqthe machine, a series of key actuated push rods that extend fore-and-aft of the machine and each of which is bent at its rear'en-il and formed as a'contact to coact with the forward edges of the associated stop actuating lever at the lower end portion thereof, the bending of each push rod also providing an armiarranged in parallelism with the body of the rod, and a guide having openings inv which the'parallel parts of each push rod are seated and guided to support each rod and prevent it from turning.

17. In a typewriting or like machine, the combination of upstand stop actuating 1e.-

vers, an upstanding tabulator frame arciated stop actuating lever at the lower end portion thereof, the bending of each push rod also providing an arm arranged in parallelism with the body of the rod, a guide comb at the lower end portion of the tabu lator frame for said levers, and a guide plate having guide recesses in opposite edges thereof and in which recesses the parallel portionsof the push rods are seated and adapted to slide. 7

18. In a typewriting or like machine, the combination of upstand stop actuating levers, an upstanding tabulator frame arranged at the rear of the machine and in which said levers are pivoted, means for detachably connecting said tabulator frame to the frame of the machine, a series of key actuated push rods that extend fore-and-aft of the machine and each of which is bent at its rear end and,

formed as a contact to coact with the forward edges of the associated stop actuating lever at the lower end por-' tion thereof, the bending of each push rod also providing an arm arran ed in parallelism with the body of the rod, a guide comb at the lower end portion of the tabulator frame for said levers, a guide plate having guide recesses in opposite edges thereof and in which recesses the parallel portions of the push rods are seated and adapted to slide, and a carriage release member supported and guided by said guide plate and with which the lower end portion of the stop actuating levers coact.

19. In a typewriting or like machine, the combination of upstand stop actuating levers, an upstanding tabulator frame arranged at the rear of themachine man which said levers are pivoted, means for detachably coimectingsaid tabulator frame to the frame of the machine, a series of key actuated push rods that extend fore-and .aft '01 the machine and eacli'of which is bent at its rear end'and formed as a contact to coact -with the forwarcb edges .of the associated stop actuating lever at the-lower end portion thereof, the bending of each Jush rod also )rovidins an arm' arran ed in V C) D.

parallelism with the body-"of the rod, a guide comb at: the lower end portion ofthe tabulator frame for said levers, a guide plate having guide recesses in opposite edges thereof and in which recesses the parallel portions of the push rods are seated and adapted to slide, a carriage release member supported and guided by said guide plate and with which the lower end portion of the stop actuating levers coact, and means for connecting said guide plate to the frame of the machine independently of said tabulator frame, whereby the tabulator frame with the stop actuating levers may be detached from the machine independently of said stop rods and carriage release member and while the same are'maintained properly positionedin the machine.

20. In a tabulator, the combination-of a series of actuating levers, and carriage relet sing means comprising a rectangular 4 frame mounted to slide in substantially a horizontal plane and through which said levers extend at substantially right angles to its plane of movement, one side of said fran'ie constituting a universal bar with which the levers coact to slide thecframe. I

21. In a tabulator, the combination of a;

series of actuating levers a tabulator frame) which carries said levers; carriage releasingineans comprising a rectangular frame throughwhich said levers extend and one side of which constitutesa universal bar I with which the levers coact to actuate the frame; means on the frame of the machine for. supporting and gu ding said frame;

side of which constitutes a universal bar with which the levers coact to operate the frame; a guide member by which-said rectangular frame is supported and guided;

and series of key controlled rods supported and guided by said guide members and 00- operative with said levers to actuate them.

23. In a tabulator, the combination of a series of actuating levers; a tabulator frame which carries said levers; carriage releasing n'ieans com arising a rectangular frame through which said levers extend and one side of which constitutes a universal bar with which the levers coact to actuate the frame; a guide member secured to the frame of the machine and by which said rectangular frame is supported and guided; a series of key controlled rods supported and guided by said guide member and detached from but co-operative with said levers to actuate them; and means for detachably connecting,

the tabulator frame to the frame of the rectangular train-e, guide member and key controlled rods.

Signed at the borough of Manhattan, city ot- New York, in the. county of New York, and State of New York, this 6th day of October, A. D. 1921.

EDWIN E. BARNEY.

Witnesses CHARLES E. SMITH, E. M. WELLS. 

